B-E-A-U-TIFUL!
What is beauty? Maybe things would be clearer if we really understood this.
When I was little I would try to look beautiful by dressing in my mom’s heals and work clothes. I would put on thick layers of bright lipstick, and totter around gazing at my six-year-old reflection having no doubt in my mind that this dress-up beauty I possessed was clearly princess quality. Those were the days.
Kindness is beautiful, love is beautiful, the list could go on and on, but when asked to define beauty, really define it, it becomes difficult.
In my art class we were asked this very question, “what is beauty.” I thought really hard about everything that I found beautiful, so maybe I could encompass the very word in a few nicely placed adjectives. Jesus is beautiful. Though we have no exact picture of how he appeared on the outside, on the inside we know he is truly beautiful, and that he encapsulates the very word.
But what about outer beauty? Have you ever seen someone and just gawked because you couldn’t figure out what makes them look to wonderful? Or looked at a sunset and felt like the moment could last forever because what you see is so breathtaking. We have all felt this, but what makes this?
When truly surveying it, it becomes clear that beauty is something that intrigues us, and for whatever reason this may be, we stand amazed. The pieces may not fit perfectly together, the description may seem less then par to someone else, but to us, it’s striking, and it is in this intrigue that we are captivated.
So maybe it’s looks that appeal to us, or a personality that touches our heart, even an astonishing act of kindness, but regardless, once it is infested in our heads, that beauty can not be forgotten.